IRWIN, Jonothan
| Service Number: | 2094 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bishop Auckland, Durham, England, February 1874 |
| Home Town: | Bellbird, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner (Stockton Borehole Colliery) |
| Died: | Carrington, New South Wales, Australia, 12 November 1945, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW ANGLICAN 3-171. 26. |
| Memorials: | Carrington Connolly Park War Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2094, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2094, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2094, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 22 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2094, 34th Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD, medically unfit (GSW back) | |
| 27 Jun 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, 1st Passchendaele, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 27 June 1918 on page 1390 at position 97 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served bravely and suffered during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
78 years ago today, on the Tuesday afternoon of the 13th November 1945, Private Jonathan Irwin (M.M.), referred to as Johna, 34th Battalion (Reg No-2094), miner (Stockton Borehole Colliery), from Bellbird, New South Wales and Victoria Street, Carrington, N.S.W. (1918), was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 73. ANGLICAN 3-171. 26.
Born at Bishop Auckland, England about 1872 to ? and ? Irwin, Johna enlisted on the 22nd February 1916 at West Maitland, N.S.W.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A68 Anchises on the 24th August 1916.
Wounded in action - 12.10.1917 (GSW back, 1st Battle of Passchendaele).
Embarked for England 18.10.1917.
Awarded Military Medal 28.1.1918.
Commenced return to Australia 30.1.1918.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138151334 - report that Johna is returning home soon.
Johna was invalided home on the 21st March 1918, being discharged medically unfit (back injury) on the 22nd April 1918.
Mr. Irwin’s name has been inscribed on the Carrington Citizens' Memorial Gates and the Carrington Municipal District Roll of Honor. Name not inscribed on the Bellbird Honour Roll.
I have placed poppies at Johna’s gravesite in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.
Not officially commemorated.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered “
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/cemetery-main-search/
Lest We Forget.
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